COPPA ROAST WITH FENNEL & PEARL ONIONS
INGREDIENTS
coppa roast
1 cup diamond crystal kosher salt
1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 tbsp fennel seeds, crushed
1 tbsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 tbsp black peppercorns, whole
4 cups fennel, sliced
3 cups pearl onions, whole
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
Stir salt, brown sugar, fennel, peppercorns, and red pepper flakes in a medium bowl. Rub the spice mixture onto the roast. Add the sliced fennel and pearl onions to the bottom of a roasting pan. Place the roast on top of the vegetables and roast in the oven until the internal temperature of the meat reaches 150 temperature (about 90 minutes). Pull it and let it rest for at least 30 minutes.
Serve alongside the fennel, onions, and a bottle of cool climate syrah.